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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Trilby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trilby and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Trilby:
- 41.720883, -83.621603
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Trilby
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Trilby is near Monroe County and also Lenawee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Trilby
Communities Also Named Trilby ...
We found three communities that are also named Trilby.
Within Ohio, the name Trilby is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pasco County
- This Trilby is located in Pasco County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the south of the Trilby that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Trilby.
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Trilby [Anderson County].
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Trilby [Ritchie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trilby ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Air Line Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Boulevard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boulevard is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Freemans Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Haven Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Liberty Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Richards ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silica is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Temperance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Willow Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
How Far From Trilby to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trilby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trilby and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Trilby to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trilby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Trilby could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Trilby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Trilby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trilby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7209, Longitude: -83.6216 In this case, the coordinates for Trilby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.818 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.329 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.663 degrees. |
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